By all accounts, Virgil van Dijk has had an excellent season for Southampton and now has a trio of the Premier League’s wealthiest clubs on his tail. We knew he was a player when he left as a 23-year-old two years ago, but you don’t really know how a player will measure up in a new environment until he gets there.
Scottish club have suffered from this previously, as players with decent EPL experience under their belts have not cut it herem even Bundesliga players, in the case of Teemu Pukki. Virgil’s success, and that of Victor Wanyama and ‘England’s number one’, reflects on everyone in the current Celtic squad.
You and I watched Celtic bridge the gap between selling our players in the £4m – £6m bracket, to selling between £10m and £12m. But we have hitherto been unable to fetch the kind of money the Portuguese regularly get for their top players (well into the £30m category).
If Virgil van Dijk leaves Southampton for north of £50m, not only will Celtic earn 10% of the fee, at a stroke it will increase the value of our playing squad, whenever the next EPL club comes asking.
Within just over a year of leaving Celtic, I have it on excellent authority that Virgil increased his wages by a factor of 10. His next move, by necessity, will see him earn over £100k per week. Celtic will not compete with those wages; players will not reject them to continue to enjoy our special club. We live in an era where Celtic players can one day aspire to earn £20m over a four year contract (elsewhere).
The migration south will continue, but if it is appropriately compensated, the opportunity for growth at Celtic will not diminish. It could even improve. Good luck to you, Virgil.
CQN’S VENI VIDI VICI T-SHIRTS ARE ARRIVING ON MONDAY AND WILL BE SENT OUT SAME DAY! THESE ARE SELLING FAST AND ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT CQNBOOKSTORE.COM
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Ideas for Monikers
Tom Rogic’s sense of timing.
Man Citeh have signed Benfica Goalie £34 mil, on the brink of signing Monaco full-back Benjamin Mendy. Will they go for VVD too?
Pep strengthening defence for sure.
AN TEARMANN on 1ST JUNE 2017 4:24 PM
Ignore me – I’m talking pish!
I didn’t realise that the Champions went straight into Pot 1.
I looked at the link from EMBRAMIKE SUPPORTING RES 12 and that is the correct list.
However, i do think it’s unlikely that all 6 teams above us will qualify as Sevilla, Napoli, Liverpool, Ajax etc. will all come up against each other so a few will undoubtedly drop out.
I’m still pretty hopeful we will go into Pot 3.
KTF
Pogmathon:Did you ever manage to have a word with source of the confidential info I told you about to verify its veracity? We Gutersloh Bhoys must stick together!
BLANTYREKEV-8:42am,not sure it was a horrendous pass,thought McLean was in the wrong,he surely should be hanging back waiting on the tap in
STARRY PLOUGH on 1ST JUNE 2017 6:44 PM
Questions who tapped Ryan Jack up??
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Send for Jack Ryan!
CCB, sorry I didn’t get round to that wee request but will make it a priority at the first availability opportunity. I believe there is a wee Hootenanny in the near future. I will be in the UK for a few weeks, maybe even longer.
Obviously I want Paddy to sign and I am reasonably comfortable we stand a decent chance of him doing so. I really can’t see him being anything more than an occasional bench warmer at Man City and he probably doesn’t want that also given the poor reputation the SPFL has in Englandshire will any other club be willing to sign him and would Man City want him to go to another EPL team? Paddy has only just turned 20 – lots of time for him to get a mega money move even if he were to sign a 3 year contract with us.
I would hope that as well as (hopefully – fingers crossed) signing Paddy R and Stuart Armstrong signing a new contract we are also, as a priority, looking at a couple of players to ‘enhance’ the teams challenge in Europe. IMO the current squad will struggle in the CL / EL group stages without the addition of a couple of quality players. Where do we find them? Fe*k knows.
Hotel Complex in Manila under attack
I see Darren fletcher has retired from top class football
Apologies if similar posted already
I thought that paddy was a stick on,not to sure now:-(((((
Pog/CCB
Two smashing posts lads.
Folks, Billy (Lionroars67) has been in touch and is safely back home. He’s heading to a late surgery appointment soon.
HT
Great news , pass on our regards
HAMILTONTIM on 1ST JUNE 2017 7:34 PM
Great to hear C, I got same message from him.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK
Send for Jack Taylor to crack a few heads:))
BT/Lennybhoy
Great news but he said he’s not quite up for the dancing just yet! :-)
HAMILTONTIM on 1ST JUNE 2017 7:45 PM
Give him a few weeks and he’ll be ready, take a lot to keep Lionsroar down…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
As long as he isn’t up for more double burgers with fried egg topper
Celtic coach John Kennedy has told the Daily Hun (Record) that Stuart Armstrong is set to sign a new contract at Parkhead.
“Talks have been going pretty well with Stuart and his representatives and the club.
“Stuart has loved it here and I think he is in a very good place.”
“As much as adding to the squad, the important thing is getting players like Stuart tied down. That is probably more important for us.
“But as far as I’m aware, Stuart is in a very good place and wants to get it done. Hopefully things will be done pretty soon.”
Fingers crossed bhoys HH
TURKEY BHOY- fek all wrong with Hamilton
HT-good news
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 1ST JUNE 2017 7:48 PM
My old man, God rest him was released from Hospital on the evening of 18th October 1999 having been told that he needed a triple by-pass. I phoned him that evening, told me he just had a Pie Supper, last time I spoke to him…I know he died happy…:)
Lionsroar67 listen to Blantyretim and stay off the Burgers, Egg and Chips…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Thanks HT, great news about Lionsroar. Look forward seeing him soon in the BV.
McCann new Dundee manager….
fairhill boy at 1852 how dare you sir mention my name in the same breath as that souptaker ☺
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES – great to meet you too my friend, maybe again at the Hootenanney in a few weeks.
CCB – Always good to meet up with yourself and the irrepressible BMCUWP
My daughter J loved the whole experience
HT – Welcome news re LionsRoars
HH
The Huns are in meltdown on FF. Three down six to go. Pedro’s appointment a master stroke by Dave. It’s going to be number 55. Fecking clowns
HAMILTONTIM on 1ST JUNE 2017 7:34 PM
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Good news, thanks.
Take it as read,JOE SAVAGE is a big Tim,so is Alex
BIG PACKY-you fly wi the craws?
!!BADA BING!! on 1ST JUNE 2017 8:03 PM
McCann new Dundee manager….
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So he left, they went for Jack Ross, he said no and they went back to McCann. Won’t end well.
Paul brought up in the street below me,my big cousin always says he plaid apart in his education:-))))(
hi bhoys my scouse workmate mentioned two players to me i have never heard of as i dont follow english football he says celtic are interested in emre can and lazar markovich any thoughts
Better than listening to the torn faced fecker on Sky.
Great news about the McCann appointment. Will not have to listen to him on Sky Sports
fairhill boy whats that suppose to mean
Emre Can? More chance of Jackie Chan!